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its_o end_n except_o by_o accident_n second_o that_o a_o prudent_a man_n consider_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o propose_v nothing_o so_o certain_a to_o himself_o as_o if_o it_o ought_v infallible_o to_o fall_v out_o so_o that_o hereby_o he_o prepare_v against_o all_o casualty_n that_o may_v happen_v contrary_a to_o his_o expectation_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v fore-sees_a as_o it_o be_v the_o event_n by_o be_v forewarn_v three_o though_o matter_n succeed_v to_o he_o contrary_a to_o his_o contrivance_n and_o foresight_n yet_o he_o never_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o repent_v because_o he_o square_n his_o action_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o therefore_o without_o some_o casualty_n intervening_a which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o human_a foresight_n to_o prevent_v he_o can_v not_o rational_o expect_v to_o be_v disappoint_v but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n a_o imprudent_a man_n be_v always_o wrack_v with_o repentance_n because_o he_o find_v that_o he_o have_v neither_o foresee_v nor_o prevent_v what_o he_o may_v have_v do_v but_o suffer_v such_o thing_n to_o befall_v he_o which_o a_o cautious_a and_o timely_a foresight_n in_o all_o likelihood_n may_v have_v prevent_v chap._n iii_o of_o private_a prudence_n now_o to_o descend_v to_o the_o several_a species_n or_o distinct_a part_n of_o prudence_n we_o have_v already_o mention_v the_o ordinary_a division_n of_o the_o schoolman_n who_o name_n five_o the_o private_a which_o they_o also_o call_v monastic_a or_o solitary_a by_o which_o every_o one_o govern_v and_o rule_v his_o own_o proper_a manner_n the_o oeconomic_a by_o which_o every_o one_o govern_v his_o family_n the_o politic_a which_o they_o ascribe_v to_o subject_n when_o they_o behave_v themselves_o conformable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o society_n the_o military_a by_o which_o a_o army_n be_v govern_v the_o regal_a by_o which_o a_o whole_a nation_n be_v rule_v but_o aristotle_n who_o